The day book. (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, August 01, 1913, Image 2

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Henack answered them witn astring of filthy cursesWalker, the motorman, caughtHenack's horse and dragged it overto Policeman Patrick.. H. KeefeWalker demanded that Keefe arrestHenack,Henack turned upon the policeman and cursed him as he had cursedWalker.Keefe laid his hand on Henack'sshoulders."Take your hand off me," yelledHenack. "I'm on the Daily News. I'llget your job if you arrest me, you: . I'll have yousent out to the woods, youYou can't arrest me. Yon don't darearrest a Daily News driver, you knowwhat you'll get.Henack was taken to the Warrenavenue police station.Walker demanded that Henack bebooked and held for trial today. Thedesk sergeant, said this would bedone, and told Walker to appear inthe Desplaiiies street municipal courtthis morning.Walker did so. He found no Henack there. He made inquiries. Noone at the Desplaines street courtknew anything about the case. Inquiries at Warren avenue revealed theinteresting fact that Henack neverhad been booked at that station.A Day Book reporter today tried tofind out why the Warren avenue police station had not booked the DailyNews driver. Captain Joel Smith wasseen."I don't know," he said."Don't you know anything aboutthe case?" asked the reporter."No," said Smith. "You' see Iwasn't on last night.""Don't you get reports on whathappens at your station during yourabsence?""I don't know anything about thiscase.""Will you let me see the accidentreport on the case?""No, I won't let you see the acci' why not:""It's against the rules.""You know that rule is not beingenforced just now, don't you; andthat it has not been enforced formonths?""I won't let you see the report.""Have you any explanation tomake as -to why Henack, the DailyNews driver, was not booked?""I don't know anything about thecase." ."Who does know about the case?""The desk sergeant who was onduty at the time might.""What desk sergeant was on dutyat the time?""I don't know."''The time was 5 o'clock.""Well, I don't know which desk-:sergeant was on them."A Day Book reporter tried to findout what the Chicago Railways Company was going to do about the case.He went to Walker, the motorman."Did you report the case to thecompany?" the reporter asked. ;"Yes," said Walker."Did you mak$ any recommendation?" ."Yes, I recommended that the company prosecute Henack, the Newsdriver." j"Is the company going to do it?""I want to see plm prosecuted.""Does that mean the company refused to prosecutje?""They said he' was a Daily Newsdriver."Captain Joel Sjnith was willing tosay one bold thing about the case.The reporter aked Smith if he didnot think that Henack should havebeen booked afte creating the disturbance he did, and calling themotorman, conductor and-PolicemanKeefe filthy names.Huh!" said Smith, throwing outhis chest "I'd haje locked him up forit. I wouldn't hap cared if he ha?been the owner of The Daily News."o-j-o 'When is a clocwon the stairs dan-dent report". . xfejdgerous? When itruns dawn